Type-writing machine.



B. B. HESS. TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, 1013.

Patented Aug. 4, 191i mdE 14 TTORNEY onitrno STATES PATENT OFFICE- EDWARD IB. HESS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGN OR, BY MESNE' ASSIGNMENTS, TO ROYAL TYPEWRITER COMPANY, INC., OF NEW YORK, N. 'Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

Application filed June 12, 1913.

Serial No. 773,815.

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. EDWARD B. Hess, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is useful in various relations but more es eciallv. in visible writing machines of the ront strike type in which there is a short horizontally disposed line age arranged at the printing point and xed with reference to the traverse of the platen,for instance, such a line gage and scale as is shown in Letters Patent of the United States, No. 950,326. Such a fixed centrally disposed gage preferably has its edge at the line of print, and opposite the printing point it is cutout to permit passage of the type or types to the platen in the printing operation- Such a centrally disposed scale and line gage is not particularly well adapted to gage printing lines extending entirely across the. sheet or for the gaging of printing lines in blanks where the blank space to be Written upon is at the side of the sheet.

In the construction of the present invention there is provided a shorthorizontall disposed carriage scale adjacent one or eacli end of the platen. Such scales move with the platen in its transverse traverse and afford a means for gaging the line of print to one side of the central portion of a sheet. When used without the center scale they serve for gaging a printing line extending across the sheet. They and the front feed rolls and forward paper guiding ends of the paper pan are so arranged and disposed as to afiord a good view of the bottom of the sheet as it leaves the front feed rolls and is held by the side gages and the center gage. The side gages are arranged one line space away from the line of print so that when they are employed for gaging a line, the line is moved downwardly one letter space, and when the sheet is adjusted is thrown back a letter space to bring the lineon the sheet into the printing line of I the machine.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation; Fig. 2, a section on the line A, B, of Fig. 1;,and Fig. 3, an elevation on an enlarged scale of one of the side carriage guides.

The invention is shown as applied to the Royal Standard type-writing machine.

1 indicates the upper edge of a vertically disposed type bar segment upon which, cen-' trally disposed, is secured the usual type barguide 2 on which is mounted to reci rocate vertically the ordinary ribbon viE tor-.3.

4 indicates the outer. end of a central type-bar atthe printing point.

5 is the movable shiftrail; 6, the bottom carriage rail; and between these two members are the usual bearing balls 7. r

8 is the platen; 9 its shaft; and 10,10 are the side rails of the carriage. Extending from the rear over the platen is bail 11 carrying rolls 12 bearing platen above the line of print.

13 indicates the rear feed, rolls and 14.

the frontfeed rolls all arranged as in the Royal Standard machine. 15 is the usual paper pan ralong which the paper, being introduced into the machine, is guided around the platen. The release. mechanism forthese rolls and the details of construction being well understoodare not illustrated.

In Fig. 1; 16 represents a sheet of or the lowerpartof a sheet which in position to be printed upon close to its lower edge. It has passed beyond the front feed rolls 14 but is still held and guided as presently appears. Centrally of the machine, and carried by the shift rail 5, is a fixed or frame center scale as follows: Attached to the face of the shift rail 5 is-an outwardly and upwardly extending plate 17 bifurcated as at 18 and having two vertically disposed arms, 19, 19 disposed reupon the spcctlvely on opposite sides of theribbonvibrator 3 and appropriately adjacentthereto. These arms have tapered projections, paper holders or guides 20 that extend across the printing line and are curved rearwardly to conform generally to the contour of the platen and curved transversely to far cilitate. passage under them of the edge of asheet on the platen when the latter is r moved transversely. Appropriately secured to these arms with its upper edge at the is still a pivoted 1 Fig. 2 and has hinged in its ends a gage e is Uli the printin line and disposed symmetrically on bra! h si .es of the printing point is a center gage or scale plate 21 marked with a suitable index and cut out at the center immediately below the rinting point to permit passage types. he end portions of this scale are turned somewhat outwardly as at 22 and their extreme ends are curled over as shown. ippropriately mounted adjacent each end platen is a gage and scale-that travels with t e platen and may be mounted and constructed as follows. Bolted to the front ffli't of the carriage base rail 6 is a plate 23 that extends somewhat forwardly as seen in plate 24 which is normally urged against t platen by a spring 25. The upper or gaging edge of this plate is set one line space below the line of print and at its inner edge it is i inclined as at 26 to facilitate the passage of gage plates in assembling the machine,

paper thereunder When a narrow sheet is used and is introduced to the machine in such a way as not to pass under the plate. To permit accurate adjustment of these silde t e holes in plate 23 through which the retaining screws or bolts 27 pass are made larger than the threaded parts of the screws as indicated by the dotted lines. The forward edges or lips 28 of the paper pan are brought forward and upwardly around the platen to point slightl above the horizontal plane in which lies t e upper surface of the front reed roll. The forward edges of the parts :28 therefore prevent the bottom edge of the sheet 16 from springing materially away from the platen while just above such bottom edge the sheet is held b the side carriage scales which are impel ed by springs against the platen.

in, inoperative position.

It will now be understood that a card or narrow sheet may readily be alinedby means of the fixed center scale and indeed a line extending across a wide sheet may similarly he alined but not with such facility or ready accuracy as may be obtained by moving the .ilafen down one line space alining by means of the side carriage scales and then hrowing the platen u to bring the line on the sheet into co-inci ence with the printing line of the machine. Moreover, when printing upon blanks, there may be a short line space at either side of the blank for the proper alining of which the carria e side aies may be used with facilityan accuracy. ()n inspection of Fi 1, it will be ecu that the bottom edge the paper may he observed bythe operator an that the space at the sides of the fixed center scale substantially unobstructed and the space above the center scale may be entirely undistructed because as disclosed in the befor mentioned Patent, No. 950,326, the bail .11 new be thrown rearwardly to, and remain The purpose of this invention is to enable the gaging of wide sheets at all times permitting at the same time of a fixed scale at the line of print; and also permitting an intervening space between the scale at the line of rint and the gaging scales that are carrie by the carriage to admit of observation of theend of the page when the printing has reached the bottom of the sheet. This result has, so far as I know, never before been attained as all scales carried by the carria e for the purpose of alining a sheet have 0 struoted the operators view of the paper adjacent the bottom or lower edge of the sheet.

I claim:

1. The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator, a short horizontally arranged linegage cooperating with the surface of the platen, mounted to move transversely therewith and located adjacent the end thereof out of the paths of the types and a fixed center scale located at the line of print of the machine, there being spaced beyondthe inner end of said short scale to afford a View of the lower edge of a sheet passing around the platen.

2. The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator, a short horizontally disposed gage mounted on the carriage below the platen, extending upwardly toward the lineof rint and located adjacent the end of the p aten out of the paths of the types and a fixed cen ter scale located at the line of print of the machine, there being space he 0nd the inner end of said short scale to a 0rd a, View of the lower edge of a sheet passing around the platen.

3. In a visible writin machine, the cornbination with a rotatab e transversely moye able platen of front feed rolls, a paper pan whose front edge extends beyond said rolls and a short line gage movable transversely with the platen, located adjacent the end of the platen and havin its edge extended somewhat beyond the edge of the paper pan.

4. The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator, a short horizontally dis osed linegage cooperating with the sur ace of the platen mounted to move transversely there with and located adjacent the end thereof out of the paths of the types, a fixed center scale located at the line of print of the machine, and a guide finger extending across there being space beyond the inner ends 0 edge of a sheet passing around the platen.

. l 5. The combination of aflrotatable ,transthe line of print adj aoent the printingpoint said short scale to afford a view of the lower.

versely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator and two short horizontally disposed line gages havin co-incidentgaging edges cooperating wit said printing surface mounted to move transversely therewith and respectively located adjacent the ends of the platen out of the paths of the types, there belng space between the adjacent ends of the gages to afford observation of the lower end of a sheet in the machine.

6. The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator and two short horizontall disposed gages having co-incident gaging edges mounted on the carriage below the laten, extending u wardly toward the line of print and respectively located ad'acent the end of the platen out of the pat s of the types, there being space between the adjacent ends of the gages to afford observation of the lower end of a sheet in the machine.

7. The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator, two short horizontally arrangedlinegages having co-incident gaging edges 00- operating with the surface of the platen, mounted to move transversely therewith and respectively located adjacent the end thereof out of the paths of the types and a fixed center scale located at the line of print of the machine, there being space between the adjacent ends of the gages to afford observation of the lower end of a sheet in the ma chine.

8. The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator, two short horizontally disposed ages mounted on the carriage below the p aten, extending upwardly toward the line of rint and located adjacent the ends of the p aten out of the paths of the types and a fixed center scale located at the hne of print of the machine, there being space between the adjaoent ends of said short gages to afford observation of the lower end of a sheet in the machine.

9. The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator, two short horizontally disposed linegages cooperating with the surface of the platen mounted to move transversely therewith and located adjacent the ends thereof out of the paths of the ty es, a fixed center scale located at the line 0 print of the machine, and a guide finger extending across the line of print adjacent the printing point, there being ace between the adjacent ends of said short gages to afl'ord observation of the lower end of a sheet in the machine.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

EDWARD B. HESS.

Witnesses:

L. F. BROWNING, HELEN on Mora.

versely movable platen mounted with its mounted to move transversely therewith printing surface normally in view of the operator and two short horizontally disposed line gages having cooperating wit of a sheet in the machine.

.' there being space between 6.'The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator and two short horizontally disposed gages having co-incident gaging edges mounted on the carriage below the platen, extending upwardly toward the line of print and respectively located ad'aoent the end of the'platen out of the pat s' of the types, the adjacent ends of the gages to aiford observation of the lower end of a sheet in the machine.

7. The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator, two short horizontally arrangedlinegages having co-incident gaging edges cooperating with the surface'of the platen, mounted to move transversely therewith and respectively located adjacent the end thereof out of the paths of the types and a fixed center scale located at the line of print of the machine, there being space between the adjacent ends of the gages to afford observa- [snark tion of the lower end of a sheet in the machine.

8. The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator, two short horizontally disposed ages mounted on the carriage below the p aten, extending upwardly toward the line of print and located adjacent the ends of the platen out of the paths of the types and a fixed center scale located at the km of print of the machine, there being space between the adjaoent ends of said short gages to afford observation of. the lower end of a sheet in the machine.

9. The combination of a rotatable transversely movable platen mounted with its printing surface normally in view of the operator, two short horizontally disposed linegages cooperating with the surface of the laten mounted to move transversely therewith and located adjacent the ends thereof out of the paths of the ty es, a fixed center scale located at the line 0 print of the machine, and a guide finger extending across the line of print adjacent the printing point, there being space between the adjacent ends of said'short gages to afford observation of the lower end of a sheet in the machine.

In testimony whereof, I'have hereunto subscribed my name.

EDWARD B. HESS.

Witnesses:

L. F. BROWNING, HELEN on Mora.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,105,657,. granted August 4, 1914s,

upon the application of Edward B. Hess, of Brooklyn, New York, for an improvement in Type-Writing Machines,'an error appears in the printed specification requiring correctionas follows: Page 2, line 91, for the word spaced read space;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office. I

Signed and sealed this 22nd day of September, A. D., 1914:.

R. F. WHITEHEAD,

Acting Uommissioner of Patents.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,105,657.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,105,657, granted August 4, 1914:, upon the applioationof Edward B. Hess, of Brooklyn New York, for an improvement in Type-Writing Machines, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 2, line 91, for the wor spaced read space; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 22nd day of September, A. D., 1914.

R. F. WHITEHQEAD,

Acting) Commissioner of Patents.

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